Alma Randina THORESON

1906 - 2000  (93 years)

• Name	Alma Randina THORESON
  Birth	4 Dec 1906	Goodhue County, Minnesota
  	surprisingly, this, from the birth index, must be wrong; see notes
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1906-08775
  Minnesota Death Certificate	2000-MN-004139
  Death	30 Jan 2000	Mille Lacs County, Minnesota
  Burial	Kenyon Cemetery, Kenyon, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Notes	Single, a music teacher, and living at home in Dennison with her parents in the 1930 census. Her birth year was 1905 in her death certificate. Her baptism record clearly shows the dates as 4 Dec 1905 and 14 Jan 1906. An article in the Minneapolis Tribune in June of 1948 talked about her work as a music teacher and included a photo of her and her daughters at the piano. The article said that Mrs. Stepperud had 70-100 pupils and four pianos: one on the porch, two in the dining room, and one upstairs. Her obit in the Faribault Daily News: Alma Stepperud, 94, of Kenyon, died Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, at the Milaca Elim Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at First Evangelical Church, Kenyon, with the Rev. Guy Redfield officiating. Visitation is scheduled for one hour prior to the service at the church. Alma Thoreson, the daughter of Ole and Christine Thoreson, grew up in Dennison and graduated from Kenyon High School and MacPhail College of Music. She taught hundreds of piano, voice and organ students during her career that spanned more than 50 years. She was a member of the National Guild of Piano Teachers, Minnesota Teacher State and National Association, and the Keyboard Club of Rochester. She was an active judge and member of the Minnesota Music Teachers Association since 1933 and had hundreds of winners in the Minnesota State Piano Contest. She was honored as Kenyons Citizen of the Year in 1978. Memorials should be directed to First Evangelical Church, 309 Forest St., Kenyon, 55946.
  Person ID	I8761	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Ole THORESON,   b. 22 Nov 1865, Minnesota d. 6 Aug 1938, Olmsted County, Minnesota (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Christine ELLINGBOE,   b. 14 Jul 1874, Minnesota d. 2 Dec 1972, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1905	Warsaw Twp, Goodhue County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F2837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorentz STEPPERUD,   b. 10 May 1897   d. 27 Feb 1963, Goodhue County, Minnesota (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F6589	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2006